Matshona Dhliwayo

Run to brilliance. Sprint to excellence. Soar to transcendence.

The universe acknowledges the value of your tears; for when it rains, it is shedding its own.

In a second you can change your mind, in a minute you can change your heart, in an hour you can change your life, and in a day you can change your destiny.

A small tree with large roots will last longer than a large tree with small roots.

Worry soils, even the purest mind.Envy poisons, even the purest heart.Greed sullies, even the purest soul.

If you rule the air, you are great; the waters, you are extraordinary; the lands, you are remarkable; but if you rule over yourself, you are remarkable.

To strengthen the body__ muscles, exercise; the mind__ muscles, read; the heart__ muscle__, laugh; and the soul__ muscles, love.

Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.

If your thoughts are higher than your problems, you can fly above them.

Trees generously share their fruit.Bees generously share their honey.Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.

Dream while others are sleeping. Dare while others are wishing. Do while others are talking. Deliver while others are quitting.

Light another__ path and the universe will light your own.

If you want to know how fortunate you are, visit three places: the slum, the hospital, and the cemetery.

When you look at a rose try to focus on its beauty, not its thorns.

Rain is just God weeping for Earth__ troubles.

Peace gives you the world, laughter gives you the sky, joy gives you the world, and love gives you the universe.

Wisdom is a great prophet, faith is a great warrior, knowledge is a great sage, and virtue is a great priest.

You are strong because of what you overcame, brave because of what you defeated, fierce because of what you mastered, and powerful because of what you conquered.